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Black Americans retiring earlier, with less savings

Sharon Epperson, CNBC.com
CNBC - A new study released Tuesday by Prudential finds African-Americans retire earlier than the general population on average, despite significantly lower retirement savings...
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Ophthalmologists urge black seniors to get routine eye exams

The American Academy Of Ophthalmology
OPINION - The American Academy of Ophthalmology is reminding African-Americans about race-related risk factors for eye disease during National Minority Health Month in April...
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Paramedic Jonathan Paz takes blood from a patient at the University of Miami Hospital's Emergency Department on April 30, 2012 in Miami, Florida. As people wait to hear from the United States Supreme Court on its decision of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, some experts say that if the act is overturned, a decision expected later this year, people that now have insurance will no longer be eligible and will be kicked back into a system where the emergency department is their first visit when sick. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

How Paul Ryan's plan could hurt your health

Dr. Tyeese Gaines
OPINION - The proposed changes to Medicaid and Medicare by congressman, and Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Paul Ryan will undoubtedly change the landscape of 24/7 emergency care...
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WATCH: New film shows elderly's memory for music

Oelania Pena
VIDEO - Neurologist and author Dr. Oliver Sacks is making a film about how patients in a nursing home react to listening to their favorite music again...
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Are Republican voters too old and too white?

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - The Republican primaries have drawn an electorate that is much older and less ethnically-diverse than the rest of the country, exit polls in key states show...
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